All Stories
A class journal from Kelly Humrichouser.
As the Historic Preservation Planner for the City of Elgin, Christen oversees all historic preservation-related matters within Elgin's five historic districts and 21 landmarks in the northwestern Chicago suburb.
To determine the historic paint colors and wallpapers of the extant first floor of the Office, Hall, Parlor and Dining Room on the Frances WIllard House in Evanston, Illinois, and to the select paint colors and coatings for future restoration purposes that are appropriate to the period of significance, 1890.
The paint and finish analysis conducted by the Historic Preservation Graduate Students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago was completed as an assignment for the Building Conservation course, directed by Anne Sullivan in the 2014 Fall semester. The students extracted samples from three exterior sides of the house while carefully documenting the location of the removed paint. Students then performed a microscopic analysis of the layers of paint from the exterior trim, bargeboard, and clapboard siding.